| 词条 | Mark Spragg |
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Mark Spragg (born 1952) is an American writer. He is the author of three novels and one book of nonfiction, mostly set in Wyoming, where he grew up. BiographyMark Spragg grew up on the Crossed Sabers Ranch, a Wyoming dude ranch eight miles east of Yellowstone National Park.[1] He graduated from the University of Wyoming in Laramie in 1974, with a major in English. He worked on an oil rig, shoed horses, and led pack trips to support his writing.[2] In 1999 he published a memoir, Where Rivers Change Direction, about his unusual childhood, with no TV or radio but surrounded by vast expanses of rugged outdoor beauty. The book received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly[3] and Library Journal,[4] and won the 2000 Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for Nonfiction[5] Spragg later published the novels The Fruit of Stone, An Unfinished Life, and Bone Fire. He also co-wrote the screenplay to An Unfinished Life with his wife, Virginia Korus Spragg.[6] He lives with his wife, Virginia, in Wyoming. WorksNovelsThe Fruit of Stone. Riverhead Hardcover, 2002. Highbridge Audiobook, 2003. Riverhead Trade, 2003. Vintage Contemporaries, 2011. {{ISBN|978-0307739384}} Reviewed in the Economist [7] and Publishers Weekly ".[8] According to WorldCat ], the book is held in 817 libraries [9]An Unfinished Life. Knopf, 2004. Vintage, 2005. {{ISBN|978-1400076147}}. Reviewed in the New York Times by Claire Dederer [10] and USA Today [11] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1342 libraries [12]Bone Fire. Knopf, 2010. Vintage, 2011. {{ISBN|978-030747435-3}} Reviewed in Outside Magazine [13] and Library Journal s "[14] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 829 libraries [15]NonfictionWhere Rivers Change Direction. University of Utah Hardcover, 1999. Riverhead Paperback, 2000. {{ISBN|978-1-5732-2825-1}} This books was reviewed in Publishers Weekly "[16] and Library Journal "[17] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 805 libraries [18]References1. ^Susan Gray Gose, “Mark Spragg: The Useful Life,” http://www.wyofile.com/mark-spragg-the-useful-life/. Retrieved February 13, 2016. 2. ^Susan Gray Gose, “Mark Spragg: The Useful Life,” http://www.wyofile.com/mark-spragg-the-useful-life/. Retrieved February 13, 2016. 3. ^"Where Rivers Change Direction," Publisher's Weekly, http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-87480-617-5, Retrieved February 13, 2016. 4. ^Library Journal, 2000-01-01, cited at http://search.library.utoronto.ca/details?3343968&uuid=105e08d7-a4ae-43d6-9860-911168e6a489, Retrieved February 13, 2016. 5. ^“Mark Spragg” Penguin Random House authors. http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/42029/mark-spragg. Retrieved February 13, 2016. 6. ^“An Unfinished Life,” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350261/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1. Retrieved February 13, 2016. 7. ^{{Cite news|title = Pony express|url = http://www.economist.com/node/1352787|newspaper = The Economist|access-date = 2016-02-21|issn = 0013-0613}} 8. ^Zaleski, Jeff. "The Fruit Of Stone (Book)." Publishers Weekly 249.24 (2002): 38. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. 9. ^WorldCat book entry 10. ^{{Cite news|title = Fiction: The War at Home|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/books/review/fiction-the-war-at-home.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2004-11-07|access-date = 2016-02-21|issn = 0362-4331|first = Claire|last = Dederer}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url = http://books.usatoday.com/book/mark-spragg-an-unfinished-life/r106893|title = 'An Unfinished Life' is simply charming|last = Pray|first = Jackie|date = October 13, 2004|work = USA Today|access-date = February 20, 2016|via = }} 12. ^WorldCat book entry 13. ^{{Cite web|title = Books: Bone Fire|url = http://www.outsideonline.com/1853396/books-bone-fire|website = Outside Online|access-date = 2016-02-21}} 14. ^Bankhead, Henry. "Bone Fire." Library Journal 134.18 (2009): 59. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. 15. ^WorldCat book entry 16. ^Zaleski, Jeff, and Paul Gediman. "Forecasts: Nonfiction." Publishers Weekly 246.37 (1999): 70. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. 17. ^Samson, Sue. "Book Reviews: Arts & Humanities." Library Journal 124.17 (1999): 72. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. 18. ^WorldCat book entry
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